Vadodara: Around two weeks ago, the Prime Minister launched another semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train connecting Gujarat and Maharashtra. The new train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai also connects Vadodara, Surat, Vapi, and Borivali with each other. With the introduction of this second Vande Bharat train, the residents of Vadodara now have an additional semi-high-speed train connecting them to Surat, Vapi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad. Similar to the previous Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, thi...Read More

Gandhinagar: 100 percent electrification of the Ahmedabad-Udaipur railway line is likely to be completed next April. If this target is achieved on time, the Railways will be able to run a lot of long distance trains from Mumbai and elsewhere to Udaipur via Ahmedabad. At present, only diesel run trains can be operated on the Ahmedabad - Udaipur route due to the lack of 100 percent electrification on this stretch. According to sources in the railways, the Dadar-Ahmedabad train, which present...Read More

Mehsana: Lakhs of devotees are visiting the temple town Ayodhya following the consecration ceremony of Lord Ram at Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir. Indian Railways also announced the Aastha Special Train for Ayodhya from various cities across the nation. The first Aastha Special train bound for Ayodhya from Gujarat was flagged off in Mehsana on Monday. Gujarat Minister of State for Forest and Environment Mukesh Patel, along with other senior BJP leaders, including MLAs K K Patel and Sukhaji Thakor...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways today announced that four special trains will be running on Friday, January 26th. This decision aims to facilitate the passenger rush, as Friday will bring a long weekend for the public. Details of these trains are: 1. Train No. 09035 Bandra Terminus-Abu Road Special Train will depart from Bandra Terminus at 21:45 hrs and reach Abu Road at 09:30 hrs the next day. 2. Train No. 09037 Valsad-Raniwada Special Train will depart from Valsad at 19:55 hrs and...Read More

New Delhi: The Indian Railway will be running Aastha Special Trains for round trips to destinations of socio-cultural importance. In a circular, the Railway Board stated: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run Aastha special trains with a round-trip ticketing facility from different parts of the country to destinations of socio-cultural importance and return on the following terms and conditions: 1. A single ticket shall be issued for both the onward and return journey. Basic fare sha...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Ministry of Railways last week announced the diversion and extension of three Saurashtra-bound trains. These trains are Train No. 09568/65 Bhavnagar-Jetalsar Passenger, which has been extended to Porbandar; Train No. 09566/67 Bhavnagar-Jetalsar Passenger, which has now been extended up to Veraval; and Train No. 19207/08 Porbandar-Veraval Express, which has been diverted via Jetalsar to Rajkot. Here are the details and timings of these trains: Train No. 19207/08 Porbandar-Vera...Read More

Gandhinagar: In consideration of the demands from the people of state, Indian Railways has diverted/extended three Saurashtra bound trains. These trains include: 1. Train No. 09568/65 Bhavnagar-Jetalsar Passenger, which has been extended to Porbandar. 2. Train No. 09566/67 Bhavnagar-Jetalsar Passenger, which has now been extended up to Veraval. 3. Train No. 19207/08 Porbandar-Veraval Express has been diverted via Jetalsar to Rajkot. Minister of State for Railways and Lok Sabha MP,...Read More

Gandhinagar: There have been several instances reported while traveling in chair cars of Indian trains such as Vande Bharat Express, Shatabdi Express etc. when the snack trays, attached to the seats, were found to be broken, loose, or defective. Recently, a picture came to light where kids were sitting on such snack trays in Vande Bharat trains. Subsequently, Southern Railways took to social media to remind travelers that these trays are not meant to bear such weight. In a post, Southern Rail...Read More

New Delhi: The Indian Railways is currently undertaking the electrification of its entire broad gauge route, with 60,451 route kilometers of the total broad gauge lines electrified as of November 1st this year. However, approximately 59% of this route was electrified during the last nine years of the Modi government. According to government data, from the pre-independence year of 1925 until 2014, only 21,801 route kilometers of broad gauge lines were electrified in the country. This figure ha...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Indian Railways is actively pursuing the goal of achieving 100% electrification of its entire broad gauge network across India. In Gujarat, 3,445 route kilometers of electrification out of total of 5,017 km have been achieved as of November 2023. Over 77% (i.e., 2,660 route kilometers) of track in Gujarat have been electrified in only the past 9 years since the Narendra Modi government came into power at the center. According to government data, only 785 route kilometers were...Read More